How to Make Rude People Lose Their Minds
What is wrong with people these days? Since when did being rude not only become acceptable but it seems to have become the norm. Road rage. Uncouth manners. Snappy remarks. Abrupt and curt conversations. Mean comments. Profanity-laced tirades on the phone. It’s disappointing and painful. The worst part is rude behavior can bring out ugly [...]
Lead Like Your Mom
No, this isn’t a “your mom” joke post. Today I’ll share some thoughts on how to lead like your mom. I’m picking this topic today because it’s a gift for Mom’s birthday (and it’s cheaper than flowers… have you seen FTD’s prices lately?!?). That’s one of my favorite photos of her over there on the [...]
Finding Inspiration in the Words of Great Leaders
So many brilliant people have turned such wonderful and inspirational quotes over the years and we would do well as leaders to learn from them. I’ve compiled a few of my all-time favorite quotes in this post and encourage you to share your favorite ones with the members of your team. Heck, go crazy and [...]
Beyond Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Spiritual Intelligence
Today’s post is by Dr. Andrew Thorn, author of U-wun-ge-lay-ma: A Guide to Next-level Living (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Here’s Dr. Thorn… Charles P. Steinmetz, (1865 – 1923) a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer, whose work as a scientist significantly influenced the expansion of the electrical power industry in the United States, was [...]
A Little Leadership for Your Listening Pleasure
I love to talk – especially when it’s speaking with bright people who ask great questions. I’ve been fortunate enough lately to speak about leadership and life with a couple of great guys. What’s in that for you are a couple of interviews and conversations about leadership I know you’ll enjoy. First, I spoke with [...]
First the Epiphany… then Connected Leadership
Today’s post is by Debbie Nicol, author of Corporate Embers (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Learn more about her at the end of the post. Here’s Debbie… My story is probably not much different from most. Every corporate leader has had an epiphany of one type or another in their lives. It’s what you [...]
How to Set Better Boundaries at Work
Today’s post focuses on the importance of finding balance in your work. It’s an excerpt from One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership (you can get your copy here). You are the only one who can protect your time and your interests. You have to establish “the line” you are not [...]
The Reach – Why Smart Executives Make Stupid Choices
Today’s guest post is by Brian Gast, author of The Business of Wanting More: Why Some Executives Move from Success to Fulfillment and Others Don’t (CLICK HERE to buy your copy). Here’s Brian… My account value was 20% of what it was just a week earlier. All I wanted was a little extra passive income [...]
Best of thoughtLEADERS 2012: A 55 Gallon Drum of Awesomesauce
This year is almost over so it’s time for the year in review list of the BEST posts we’ve published in 2012. It’s time for the 2012 edition of The Figgies (here are the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions). This is an annual event here at the thoughtLEADERS Blog. Here’s how it goes: this list [...]
What a Horrible Web Rapper can Teach You about Personal Development
I am the baddest of them all If you ain’t ’bout money, then I don’t mess with y’all Y’all think I don’t get girls, cause I ain’t very tall If she see my stacks, I bet you that she calls! – Krispy Kreme, The Baddest (2012) All of us want to be happy and fulfilled [...]
